The hamburger has become a symbol of liberty under threat, according to the Evening Standard.

In the face of the Green new Deal in the United States, and the EAT-Lancet Commission’s recommendations on a climate-friendly diet, “[governments] are actually trying to take away our burgers”, says Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Chris notes that “the food you eat is about as personal a choice as you’re going to get” so intrusion into the kitchen is a sign that government has gotten far too big.

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